Occupation AtlasNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators
O*NET · 15-1244.00
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers. Perform system monitoring and verify the integrity and availability of hardware, network, and server resources and systems. Review system and application logs and verify completion of scheduled jobs, including system backups. Analyze network and server resource consumption and control user access. Install and upgrade software and maintain software licenses. May assist in network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software.
Also called Application Security Administrator · Application Systems Administrator · CCIE · CCNP · Computer Support Specialist · Computer Systems Security Admin · Computer Systems Security Administrator (Computer Systems Security Admin) · E-Mail System Administrator
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CRIConventional · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.18
- R Realistic4.19
- I Investigative4.04
- E Enterprising3.46
- S Social2.22
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (43%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (27%)
- On-the-job training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (20%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Systems EvaluationImportance 4.0Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- TroubleshootingImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Identify the circuit causing an electrical system to fail
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Systems AnalysisImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Operations MonitoringImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
- ProgrammingImportance 3.5Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write a statistical analysis program to analyze demographic data
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.4Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
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- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Time ManagementImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.1Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Clean moving parts in production machinery
- Operation and ControlImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Adjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the product being assembled
- RepairingImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Replace a faulty hydraulic valve
- InstructingImportance 3.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Operations AnalysisImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
- WritingbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Equipment SelectionImportance 2.9Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Choose a software application to complete a work assignment
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
- Technology DesignImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- Service OrientationImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- InstallationImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Install a new air filter in an air conditioner
- PersuasionImportance 2.5Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- NegotiationImportance 2.4Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- SciencebasicImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.8Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
Tasks
18 core · 2 supplementalWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect data, software, and hardware.Importance 4.6
- Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.Importance 4.4
- Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.Importance 4.1
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary.Importance 4.1
- Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software.Importance 3.9
- Confer with network users about solutions to existing system problems.Importance 3.8
- Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to coordinate computer network access and use.Importance 3.7
- Maintain logs related to network functions, as well as maintenance and repair records.Importance 3.7
- Monitor network performance to determine whether adjustments are needed and where changes will be needed in the future.Importance 3.6
- Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.Importance 3.5
- Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.Importance 3.4
- Maintain an inventory of parts for emergency repairs.Importance 3.4
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- Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes.Importance 3.3
- Gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system and network requirements.Importance 3.3
- Analyze equipment performance records to determine the need for repair or replacement.Importance 3.3
- Coordinate with vendors and with company personnel to facilitate purchases.Importance 3.3
- Train people in computer system use.Importance 3.2
- Research new technologies by attending seminars, reading trade articles, or taking classes, and implement or recommend the implementation of new technologies.Importance 3.0
- Implement and provide technical support for voice services and equipment, such as private branch exchange, voice mail system, and telecom system.Importance 2.9
- Load computer tapes and disks, and install software and printer paper or forms.Importance 2.8
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 4.6Level 5.8
- TelecommunicationsImportance 3.6Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Install a wireless internet router
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 3.4Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
- English LanguageImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.2Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
- AdministrativeImportance 3.1Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 3.0Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
- DesignImportance 2.4Level 2.9
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- MathematicsImportance 2.4Level 2.8
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.3Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 2.3Level 2.8
- Education and TrainingImportance 2.1Level 2.9
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
- MechanicalImportance 1.7Level 1.7Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.7Level 1.5Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.6Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- PsychologyImportance 1.6Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
- GeographyImportance 1.5Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.5Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Sell cakes at a bake sale
- TransportationImportance 1.4Level 0.7Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.3Level —
- PhysicsImportance 1.3Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 1.3Level —
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.2Level —
- ChemistryImportance 1.1Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.1Level —
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 1.1Level —
- BiologyImportance 1.0Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.0Level —
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 1.0Level —
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.0Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
- Information OrderingImportance 4.0Level 4.1
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.0Level 4.1Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Near VisionImportance 3.9Level 4.1Level 5 looks like: Read the fine print of a legal document
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Oral ExpressionImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Written ComprehensionImportance 3.9Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
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- Fluency of IdeasImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Look for a golf ball in tall grass
- OriginalityImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
- VisualizationImportance 3.1Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
- Written ExpressionImportance 3.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
- Speed of ClosureImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 2.8Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
- Far VisionImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
- Manual DexterityImportance 2.8Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.8Level 2.8
- MemorizationImportance 2.8Level 2.9
- Number FacilityImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
- Control PrecisionImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Adjust a room light with a dimmer switch
- Finger DexterityImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Time SharingImportance 2.6Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.0Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Depth PerceptionImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 1.9Level 1.8Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Trunk StrengthImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 1.8Level 0.8
- Reaction TimeImportance 1.8Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
- Rate ControlImportance 1.6Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
- Response OrientationImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Spatial OrientationImportance 1.1Level —
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.0Level —
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Explosive StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
- Glare SensitivityImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 1.0Level —
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 1.0Level —
- Night VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Peripheral VisionImportance 1.0Level —
- Sound LocalizationImportance 1.0Level —
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 1.0Level —
- StaminaImportance 1.0Level —
- Static StrengthImportance 1.0Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Working with ComputersImportance 4.8Level 6.3Level 7 looks like: Set up a new computer system for a large multinational company
- Getting InformationImportance 4.2Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 4.1Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.1Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.8Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Processing InformationImportance 4.0Level 4.9Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 3.9Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
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- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.9Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 3.7Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 3.6Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.6Level 4.7Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.5Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.4Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.2Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 3.1Level 3.7Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.1Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.0Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 3.0Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 3.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Make repairs by removing and replacing circuit boards
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.8Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 2.8Level 2.7
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 2.8Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 2.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 2.7Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 2.6Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 2.4Level 2.7
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 2.3Level 2.8
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.2Level 2.5Level 1 looks like: Work as a server responsible for keeping track of utensils
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 2.0Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Walk between workstations in a small office
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too long
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 1.7Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 1.7Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 0.9Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 1.7Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 1.7Level 1.3Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that has minimal staffing requirements
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 1.6Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 1.5Level —
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
261 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
In demand (18)
- Amazon Web Services AWS softwarehot
- Ansible softwarehot
- Bashhot
- Linuxhot
- Microsoft Active Directoryhot
- Microsoft Azure softwarehot
- Microsoft Excelhot
- Microsoft Office softwarehot
- Microsoft Outlookhot
- Microsoft PowerShellhot
- Microsoft SharePointhot
- Microsoft Windows Serverhot
- Pythonhot
- Red Hat Enterprise Linuxhot
- ServiceNowhot
- Structured query language SQLhot
- UNIXhot
- Firewall software
Hot (78; 17 more marked hot above)
- Adobe Acrobat
- AJAX
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
- Apache Cassandra
- Apache Hadoop
- Apache Hive
- Apache Kafka
- Apache Maven
- Apache Spark
- Apache Subversion SVN
- Apache Tomcat
- Apple macOS
- Atlassian Confluence
- Atlassian JIRA
- Border Gateway Protocol BGP
- C
- C#
- C++
- Chef
- Cisco Webex
- Django
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- Docker
- Eclipse IDE
- Elasticsearch
- Epic Systems
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Extensible markup language XML
- Git
- GitHub
- Go
- Hibernate ORM
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- JavaScript
- JavaScript Object Notation JSON
- jQuery
- Marketo Marketing Automation
- Microsoft .NET Framework
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
- Microsoft ASP.NET
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Project
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- Puppet
- Red Hat OpenShift
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- SAP software
- SAS
- Shell script
- Splunk Enterprise
- Swift
- Tableau
- Teradata Database
- Transact-SQL
- UNIX Shell
Other tools (165)
- Access management software
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- Apache Ant
- Apache Groovy
- Apache HTTP Server
- Apache Pig
- Apache Solr
- Apache Struts
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- Atlassian Bamboo
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- Blackboard software
- Cisco Systems CiscoWorks
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- Citrix XenApp
- Command interpreters
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Computer system diagnostics software
- Customer information control system CICS
- Dartware InterMapper
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Database software
- Delphi Technology
- Diagramming software
- Domain name system DNS
- Drupal
- Dynamic host configuration protocol DHCP
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- Element management software
- Encryption software
- Enterprise application integration EAI software
- Enterprise JavaBeans
- Ethereal
- Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
- FileMaker Pro
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Google Sites
- Help desk software
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
- Hewlett-Packard HP Network Node Manager
- Honeypot
- Human resource management software HRMS
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- IBM Director
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- Job control language JCL
- Jupyter Notebook
- KornShell
- LAMP Stack
- Lavalys Everest
- LogMatrix NerveCenter
- Mac HelpMate
- Management information base MIB software
- McAfee
- Micromuse NetCool
- Microsoft ActiveX
- Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Microsoft Windows Sysprep
- Microsoft Windows Terminal Services Access Manager
- MicroStrategy
- Moodle
- Multi-router traffic grapher MRTG software
- Nagios
- NetSuite ERP
- Network address management software
- Network addressable storage NAS software
- Network and application load and performance testing software
- Network and component performance analysis software
- Network and system vulnerability assessment software
- Network availability monitoring software
- Network documentation software
- Network intrusion detection software
- Network intrusion prevention systems NIPS
- Network management software
- Network modeling, mapping, and analysis software
- Network shutdown software
- Network traffic flow monitoring and analysis software
- Network traffic probe software
- Network, server and operating system optimization software
- NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
- Novell NetWare Management Station
- Online traffic calculator software
- Open source routing protocols OSPF
- OpenService Open NerveCenter
- Operating system process control software
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Oracle Fusion Applications
- Oracle Fusion Middleware
- Oracle Hyperion
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- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Oracle JDBC
- Oracle Net Manager
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- Oracle Taleo
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- ParentSquare
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- Ping Identity
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- Red Hat WildFly
- Relational database management software
- Remote desktop control software
- Remote monitoring software
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- Root kit detection software
- Ruby on Rails
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- Simple network management protocol SNMP software
- Skype
- Snort
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- Veritas NetBackup
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Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Average difference 0.4 points · Programming −1.0, Active Listening −0.9
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